Entries for July 1998

TuesdayJul 14

Essen, Germany: Nearly 7,000 tons of paper was destroyed by fireat the printing plant of a leading national newspaper. Press equipment was also damaged.Police later determined that the fire was arson.More information

TuesdayJul 14

Los Alamitos, CA: Fifteen workers were treated and released aftervapor release from an aerospace plant.More information

MondayJul 13

Siaya, Kenya: Ten people were killed when an overturned fuel tanker truck exploded. Nearby residents were trying to capture the fuel flowing fromthe ruptured tanker when the explosion occurred.More information

Guiyang, China: A death toll of more than 80 peopleresulted when gas canisters aboard a train exploded, collapsing a railroad tunnel. Amongthe dead were railroad workers sent to the accident scene and killed by subsequent blasts.More information